He was an MLB trailblazer, and the San Francisco Giants held a unique event three decades later in 1995 to honor the modest giant. Here’s the...
"I've done all I can in terms of preparation," Tanaka said of the upcoming season.
"It was baseball, a quintessentially American sport, that gave me my first true connection to Japan and its people," Robert Whiting reveals.
Seventh in a series Before they ever bonded as teammates, Tom Candiotti shared one thing in common with Hideo Nomo: Both had unusual pitching styles. When...
Sixth in a series Before Hideo Nomo baffled batters throughout the 1995 season, he was given a crash course about the Los Angeles Dodgers' way of...
Yudai Ono's pitching excellence has kept the Chunichi Dragons in the headlines during the Nippon Professional Baseball team's so-so season. The second-place Dragons...
Fifth in a series It's quite possible that Vin Scully attended more pro baseball games than anyone else in North America between 1950 and 2016. After...
Second in a series Hideo Nomo possessed a famous stubbornness during his playing days. There were times when the power of persuasion had no chance with...
June 2, 1995, is a monumental day in the annals of Japan’s baseball history. Twenty five years later, it’s an ideal time to revisit Hideo Nomo’s...
